Providing HSE, PD and CDM services to support Clients either by direct appointment or through sub-contract agreement.

Developing new business and managing existing business and Clients.  Managing a small team of Consultants and Associate Directors. Working on construction projects as Health and Safety Advisor, CDM Consultant/Advisor and Principal Designer.

Workload split between Private and Public clients.  During my time with WT my own project workload included managing up to one hundred projects at one time along with my daily staff management responsibilities and developing new business and new clients.

Projects included demolitions, new builds, refurbishments up to £150M, NHS, MOJ new builds and refurbishments up to £100M and private sector projects including new build housing developments, hotels, retail refurbishments and shopping centre new builds and fit-outs up to £100M along with multiple smaller budget projects.

Fee turnover for HSE/CDM/PD projects across my team was approximately £1M per annum.

Was also the lead for Corporate HSE compliance in line with ISO 9001/14001 standards and integration of HS practices into the overarching management systems.  Required office/site auditing, ensuring compliance with external auditors and rolling out relevant HSE training programmes.

Set up and managing a Health and Safety Consultancy (Limited) business providing services to a range of Clients either directly or on a sub-contract basis.  I also contracted out and managed projects using other Sub-Contract Consultants where there is a need for specialised input to support a Client’s bespoke requirements.

Specialist areas included H&S advice for legal compliance across a diverse range of environments and industries, provision of complete bespoke H&S systems and procedures for Clients, CDM Consultancy/Principal Designer services for CDM projects, asbestos surveys and management plans, provision of face to face and online accredited training packages as well as acting as an expert witness in H&S personal injury claims.

Role had three main functions: H&S Consultant, CDM Coordinator and the Business Unit IMS Manager.

I was the Regional Head for the Midlands and Central areas for both Tweeds and WYG Management Services for H&S consultancy services and CDM Coordination operating out of the Birmingham & Liverpool offices.  Advised on all H&S business issues to ensure legal compliance. I supported clients across a variety of industrial sectors as required with H&S advice and guidance.  Providing complete H&S services including (but not exclusively) site inspections, project and management system audits, risk assessments, method statements, fire risk assessments, COSHH assessments, manual handling assessments, noise surveys and specialist advice such as asbestos, CDM etc.  Due to the large scale projects I was involved with I have audited, inspected and advised on Clients’ accredited HSE management systems, some of which are Blue Chip organisations and national leaders in their fields.

As CDM Coordinator I provided the lead CDM-C service for the Midlands and Central regions handling the larger CDM projects including the Birmingham New Hospital Joint Venture project (£650M), MOD Borona Stafford project (£150M), MOJ Featherstone Prison project (£200M), Birmingham Jewellery Quarter re-generation project (£170M), Northampton MH Hospital project (£25M), Birmingham University (£25M) etc.  I also covered smaller projects across the region including new build projects, demolitions, highways, power installations and upgrades, refurbishments and refit projects. Within this role I managed teams of CDM Coordinators as individual project requirements dictated.

As the Integrated Management Systems Manager for the WYG Management Services national business unit I managed the Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental systems for approximately 300 employees across all the Tweeds/WYG UK offices. The business unit included project management, property management, quantity surveyors, construction projects, engineering and health and safety divisions. The quality (9001), H&S (18001) and Environment (14001) systems were externally accredited and the role involved training of Tweeds/WYG employees, coordinating training needs, continually developing management systems, carrying out audits, completing quarterly reports and liaising with external auditing bodies.

Managing my own Health and Safety Consultancy (Limited) business providing services to a range of Clients either directly or on a sub-contract basis. Specialist areas included H&S advice for legal compliance across a diverse range of environments and industries, provision of complete bespoke H&S systems and procedures for Clients, planning supervisory roles and CDM-C for CDM projects, asbestos surveys and management plans as well as acting as an expert witness in H&S personal injury claims.

Wardell Armstrong is a multi-disciplinary consultancy operating from ten offices in the UK, employing 300 professional, technical and administrative staff across a diverse range of disciplines. Responsibility for the Firm's Health and Safety team of consultants and portfolio of key health and safety clients and the development of new business within health and safety consultancy. Responsible for advising on effective health and safety management systems, regulation, technical guidance, risk assessment, codes of practice and continual improvement in the provision of health and safety consultancy work. Specialising in health and safety management, risk assessment, noise, COSHH, air monitoring and the provision of advice for legal compliance.

Responsible for the health and safety of 800 employees for a company with a £70M turnover. Responsibility for developing and implementing all health, safety and environmental policies and management systems. Comprehensive provision of all health and safety related assessments and liaising with the following regulatory authorities; HSE, EH, LA, EA, Fire, water and including insurance companies. Implementation of ISO 14001 from conception to accreditation and day to day management, co-ordinating with external surveillance organisations. Responsibility for the integration of ISO9001/2000, 14001 and 18001.

Manufacturer with approx. 100 employees. Responsible for all manufacturing and processes from raw materials through to despatch. Responsible for all H&S, personnel, quality issues and working within set budgets/targets.

Senior position managing a number of departments.

Managed three different departments, the last department before leaving had 160+ employees.